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ἔκδικος

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Gloss: avenging

Transliteration: ekdikos

Strong’s: G1558

ἔκδικος, -ον
(δίκη), [in LXX: Wis.12:12, Sir.30:6, 4Ma.15:29 * ;]
__1. without law, unjust.
__2. exacting penalty from; as subst., an avenger: Rom.13:4; before περί, 1Th.4:6 (in π., a legal representative; Milligan, Th., l.with).†
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